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Historical Event on 8/20/1933

Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1884Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, was born at Delhi.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.
9/27/1974Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born.
5/8/1971Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
12/22/1871Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.